Fairways Primary School
Primary schoolFairways Primary School is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 407 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 13 July 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Fairways Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Southend-on-Sea and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Belfairs AcademySecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Edwards Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- The St Christopher SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), April 20241.3 km
- Blenheim Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- West Leigh Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 20241.5 km
- West Leigh Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southend-on-Sea
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).